The Kassel Family Project Life 365

My coworker is a pain.

Jim has decided that my desk is the new, happening place.

This could be interesting for a while if he keeps doing this. My desk is not large enough for him…

I spent the day making soap for Secret Haven Apothecary as I attempt to distract myself from the house being too quiet. This is Tranquil Grove. The scent is “Stress Relief.”

This is Velvet Bourbon. The scent is a mix of “Midnight Bourbon” and “Vanilla Bean.”

This is Quiet Dawn. The scent is lavender, peppermint, and tea tree essential oils.

I only have one more soap to finalize, and I will officially have a product line.

Thanks to various sources, I have some pictures from Day 1 of SEMO Marching Band camp. This picture was from the SEMO Bands Facebook page.

This one is from a student photographer.

And, this picture is from Jack.

The first day of band camp is complete and appears successful!

Our day started early. We moved Laura in first because she has a marching band leadership team meeting at noon. She is back in Room 712 Towers South.

After getting Laura unloaded and her bed and computer set up, we left her and Jack to unpack. Then, we headed to John’s dorm. He is living in 208 LaFerla Hall, which is a suite-style dorm. Each suite has two bedrooms and a private bathroom. Right now, there are only three people in their suite. John’s roommate is Drake, and he will move in on Tuesday. When we got to the room, the door was open and Blake was there. It turns out that Blake is also in marching band, and he is part of the Band Council.

After unloading the trailer, we got to work on unpacking. I kept laughing at John because he thought all the functional extras like the detachable bed shelf and desk organizers were so cool. Of course, I have been through this before, so making sure John had what he needed was easy. While Andy started with setting up the computer, John and I worked on getting the mattress topper in place and unpacking clothes.

Once Andy was done with the computer, he left to return the UHaul trailer and pick up lunch. While he was gone, John and I worked on setting up John’s bathroom area and getting everything else out of the bags.

When Andy returned, we took quick showers and then went to Target and Menards to purchase a few things like clips to hang John’s headphones and a few organizer bins. When we got back to the dorm, we finished unpacking. This is John’s bed area.

This is his desk area.

This is his closet.

We told him before we left that if there was anything else he wanted like decorations for the walls, etc., to let us know. We have a few more things to bring both kids next week, but Andy and I were pleased with being able to get John fully set up. We dropped him off at Dobbins Center for the new marcher meeting and then we headed home. The empty nest begins.

The trailer is packed.

We are in the car.

The next stop is Cape Girardeau! The kids move into the dorms tomorrow.

I was browsing Pinterest today and came across this recipe. Initially, I thought that it would be nice to make someday because John will not eat seafood. Then, I remembered that the kids leave tomorrow. Getting used to this new normal is going to take time.